> non-competes are blatantly disrespectful of human rights
No, they aren't, and this kind of statement trivializes things that actually are. The world is full of truly appalling rights violations, and voluntary actors signing noncompetes really are not among them.
Compare:
A: "I want to come work for you!"
B: "OK, but we have a lot of secrets here, so if I hire you, no working for my competitors for a while, OK?"
A: "OK!"
with
A: "Anyone who criticizes the regime shall be imprisoned!"
No, they aren't, and this kind of statement trivializes things that actually are. The world is full of truly appalling rights violations, and voluntary actors signing noncompetes really are not among them.
Compare: A: "I want to come work for you!" B: "OK, but we have a lot of secrets here, so if I hire you, no working for my competitors for a while, OK?" A: "OK!"
with
A: "Anyone who criticizes the regime shall be imprisoned!"
These are not merely differences of degree.